System-based barriers for seaports in contributing to sustainable development goals
Journal Article
Katuwawala, H. C., & Mudiyanselage, Y. M. (2022)
System-based barriers for seaports in contributing to sustainable development goals. Maritime Business Review, 7(3), 255-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/MABR-02-2021-0007
The main purpose of this paper is to identify the reasons for the stagnant behaviour of seaports contributing towards SDGs.
Global seaport sustainability practices that corres...
Women’s Barriers to Weight Loss, Perception of Future Diabetes Risk and Opinions of Diet Strategies Following Gestational Diabetes: An Online Survey
Journal Article
Gray, K. L., McKellar, L., O’Reilly, S. L., Clifton, P. M., & Keogh, J. B. (2020)
Women’s Barriers to Weight Loss, Perception of Future Diabetes Risk and Opinions of Diet Strategies Following Gestational Diabetes: An Online Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24), Article 9180. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249180
Weight loss after gestational diabetes (GDM) reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM); however, weight loss remains challenging in this population. In order to explore perce...
Foundation level barriers to the widespread adoption of digital solutions by care homes: Insights from three Scottish studies
Journal Article
Johnston, L., Koikkalainen, H., Anderson, L., Lapok, P., Lawson, A., & Shenkin, S. D. (2022)
Foundation level barriers to the widespread adoption of digital solutions by care homes: Insights from three Scottish studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12), Article 7407. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127407
The care home sector has great potential to benefit from technological innovations, and to be at the forefront of developing novel digital solutions to improve the experiences...
Qualitative exploration of the barriers to, and facilitators of, screening children for autism spectrum disorder in Oman
Journal Article
Al Maskari, T., Melville, C., Al Farsi, Y., Wahid, R., & Willis, D. (2020)
Qualitative exploration of the barriers to, and facilitators of, screening children for autism spectrum disorder in Oman. Early Child Development and Care, 190(11), 1762-1777. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1550084
Few studies explored the challenges associated with screening of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Arab and Middle Eastern countries. This study aims to explore the facilitato...
Conceptualizing the Behavioral Barriers to CSR and CS in Organizations: A Typology of HRD Interventions
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Heraty, N., Rock, A., & Dalton, E. (2010)
Conceptualizing the Behavioral Barriers to CSR and CS in Organizations: A Typology of HRD Interventions. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 587-613. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394779
A considerable body of research exists on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability (CS). However, there is significantly less on the influence of emp...
Student beliefs as barriers to articulation
Conference Proceeding
Meharg, D., & Craighill, S. (2015)
Student beliefs as barriers to articulation. In 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044416
Eccles et al.’s ‘Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement Motivation’ (2000) states that ‘an individual’s choice, persistence, and performance can be explained by their beliefs a...
Perceived benefits of and barriers to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in construction: The case of Hong Kong
Journal Article
Chan, D. W., Olawumi, T., & Ho, A. M. (2019)
Perceived benefits of and barriers to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in construction: The case of Hong Kong. Journal of Building Engineering, 25, Article 100764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100764
BIM has experienced an increasing appeal in its adoption and implementation in the built environment worldwide in recent years. The current research study aims to identify and...
The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2002)
The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 20, 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1068/c22m
We analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand. We u...
Exercise barriers and the relationship to self-efficacy for exercise over 12 months of a lifestyle-change program for people with heart disease and/or diabetes.
Journal Article
Alharbi, M., Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., Bauman, A., Prebill, G., Kirkness, A., & Randall, S. (2017)
Exercise barriers and the relationship to self-efficacy for exercise over 12 months of a lifestyle-change program for people with heart disease and/or diabetes. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(4), 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515116666475
Background:
Barriers to exercise are common in people with coronary heart disease (CHD) and/or diabetes mellitus (DM), and may influence self-efficacy for exercise.
Purpose:
T...
Barriers to circular economy adoption and concomitant implementation strategies in building construction and demolition waste management: A PRISMA and interpretive structural modeling approach
Journal Article
Oluleye, B. I., Chan, D. W., & Olawumi, T. O. (2022)
Barriers to circular economy adoption and concomitant implementation strategies in building construction and demolition waste management: A PRISMA and interpretive structural modeling approach. Habitat International, 126(August), 102615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102615
Waste generated by building construction and demolition (BCD) activities contributes to the major proportion of urban solid waste. A large amount of the waste is still sent to...